The Lady of a Mercantile House, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō), c. 1815
Kikukawa Eizanexpand_more
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperexpand_more
The William Hood Dunwoody Fund, the Louis W. Hill, Jr. Fund, gift of funds from the Asian Art Affinity Group, and the Japanese Art Miscellaneous Purchase Fundexpand_more 2014.65.2.4
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The lady of a prosperous household has been entertaining her lover- at upper left is a porcelain cup decorated with tako karakusa (octopus vine pattern), and a tobacco set. She lays back and flings her arms over her head pulling at her hair and bracing herself. Her lover comments: "It feels like an octopus' suckers sticking to my palm. This is truly a high quality vagina." She answers: "I feel good, like I've eaten many treats at once. I lack the words to describe it. I'm satisfied time and again, like my forty-four bones are melting."
Details
- Title
- The Lady of a Mercantile House, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō)
- Artist Life
- 1787 - 1867
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2014.65.2.4
- Curator Approved
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